Title: Self-Cross/Matthew 16:21-28
Contents The time of verse 21, Peter's confession of faith, and the church on the rock
After Jesus said that he would establish
But the disciples did not understand. Jesus, the Son of God,
He must have questioned whether there was only such a way. However, the kingdom of God is
They didn't know that it was done through me. So Jesus
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Instead of thinking about it, he thinks about the things of men.>
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Jesus placed two conditions on those who wanted to be disciples. First,
is to deny oneself, and the second is to take up one's cross.
What does it mean to take away one's self. What does it mean to deny oneself and take away one's self?
I am going to die. My self is broken, my pride and my stubbornness, my selfishness and slander.
To kill everyone on the cross is to deny myself.
To participate in the suffering of Jesus on the cross is to die with Jesus.
I will make it.> You must die to live. The kingdom of God comes through death, suffering, and sacrifice.
Jesus also became the first fruits of the resurrection by dying on the cross.
C. We, too, must first die with him in order to be resurrected with him and have eternal life.25
in your words
Whoever wants to save his life will lose it, and whoever wants to save his life for my sake.
breathe
If you lose, you will find
This statement, called Paradox, cannot be logically explained.
Impossible. But there is one clear proof. It is the tenth of Jesus Christ.
It is the self and his resurrection. It is said that if you die, you will surely live. If a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, many
Jesus himself showed the truth that silver bears fruit. The sixth bird of Lent
As we spend time for wall prayer, we should pray like this.
[Lord, who took up the cross to save us, now let us take up your cross
I want you to deny me, to take up my cross, and to fall to the ground and die
Let me become the grain of wheat. Let me thoroughly participate in the recycling of glory through death.
Amen ]